MECHANICVILLE – Members of the Tenandeho Canoe Association met Saturday morning to clean the Tenandeho in preparation for this year’s whitewater derby scheduled for Sunday, March 29. Due to ice still present in the stream cleanup operations were postponed until next Saturday. Given the warmer weather, race officials are hopeful that the creek will be free of ice by the day of the race.
Read the entire article in the March 26th issue.
Hoosic Valley-The Flip Tarver Basketball Classic was held at Hoosic Valley High School on March 21st 2015 starting at 5pm. This was not just any basketball game, rather it was a fundraiser to support local Troy’s Fighting Irish football player, Jahmel “Flip” Tarver. Tarver underwent surgery in January 2014 for an Achilles tendon. Complications during this surgery left him in a comatose state where he remains today. Flip currently requires around the clock care.
Read the entire article in the March 26th issue.
Schaghticoke- Victor Masonic Lodge #680 hosted its annual fundraiser breakfast this year on March 15th. This breakfast was specifically held to benefit the ALS and MS foundations. The proceeds collected from the breakfast will be equally split to support both causes. Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) also known as Lou Gehrigs’s disease and Multiple Sclerosis (MS) are both classified as neurological diseases.
Read the entire article in the March 26th issue.
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HALFMOON – Marie Denise Lefco, 49, of Stone Road, died unexpectedly at home, Monday March 23rd, of natural causes.
A Funeral Service will be held on Friday at 7 PM at the DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, 39 So. Main St., Mechanicville. Calling hours at the Funeral Home Friday from 4-7 PM.
In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, in fond memory of Marie Denise Lefco. To leave condolences and for directions visit www:devito-salvadorefh.com
MECHANICVILLE – Mary M. “Deedle” Gniewek, 82, for resident of Ushers Roaddied Sunday March 22, At Wesley Health Care, Saratoga Springs.
A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday at 7 PM at the DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, 39 So. Main St., Mechanicville. Calling hours at the Funeral Home Thursday from 4-7 PM.
In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s ResearchHospital, or a charity of choice. To leave condolences and for directions visit www:devito-salvadorefh.com
Bernard F. “Bernie” Lewis - 63
STILLWATER – Bernard F. “Bernie” Lewis, 63, of No. Hudson Ave., died Sundaymorn, March 22nd at Albany Medical Ctr, following a brave and courageous battle with serious medical difficulties.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated 11 AM Friday at All Saints on the Hudson NorthChurch, 895 Hudson Ave., Stillwater. Burial with military honors in SaratogaNational Cemetery.
Calling hours at the CHURCH Thursday from 4 – 7 PM.
In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to the Fund for Johns Hopkins Medicine, Head/Neck Research, 750 E. Pratt St, 17th floor, Baltimore, Md 21202 of March of Dimes, in memory of Bernard F. Lewis. To leave condolences and for directions visit www.devito-salvadorefh.com Arrangements by DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, Mechanicville.
Village residents elected a new mayor Wednesday, turning out incumbent Ernest Martin, who has led the community for 23 years. Rick Nelson, who will take the office on April 6, defeated Martin 194-132. Martin was village trustee in 1983, becoming mayor in March 1992 and is the longest serving mayor in Stillwater history. Also elected to new terms were incumbent Trustees Judith Wood-Shaw (4 years), Timothy Campbell (2 years) and newcomer Frank Tatum (4 years).
ROCHESTER, NY (03/16/2015)(readMedia)-- The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is pleased to announce that Jennifer Lachell of Waterford, NY, was recently initiated into the Phi Kappa Phi Chapter at Nazareth College. Lachell is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year.
Founded in 1897 at the University of Maine, Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest, largest and most selective all-discipline honor society. The Society has chapters on nearly 300 campuses in the United States, Puerto Rico and the Philippines.
Membership in Phi Kappa Phi is by invitation and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors, having at least seventy-two semester hours, are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.
CASTLETON, VT (03/17/2015)(readMedia)-- These players were recently named to Castleton's Softball Roster for the 2015 season.
Samantha Carlo of Schaghticoke (12154)
Katherine Traver of Waterford (12188)
The Spartans recently opened their campaign in Florida, posting a 4-3 record in seven games.
FAIRFIELD, CT (03/17/2015)(readMedia)-- Fairfield University has announced that the following local residents have been named to the Dean's List for the fall 2014 semester:
Tyler Ostrowski of Clifton Park, NY
John Frain of Clifton Park, NY
Daniel Gatazka of Clifton Park, NY
Megan Lafleche of Clifton Park, NY
Erin Buckley of Clifton Park, NY
It was a day of fun and excitement for some very special boys and girls in our communities on Saturday, March 7, when the Mechanicville/Stillwater Elks Lodge #1403 sponsored an All-Star Basketball Event at the Mechanicville High School gymnasium for children with special needs, an event that gave these kids an opportunity to show what they can do on a basketball court.
Read the entire article in the March 19th issue.